Update: Clouded leopard that escaped keepers at Point Defiance Zoo captured

The zoo has closed some pathways near the zoo’s Wild Wonders Outdoor Theater out of an abundance of caution, spokesperson ...

Point Defiance Zoo’s history of escapes includes dapper penguin, snacky grizzly

The News Tribune’s archives tell of at least seven other escapes or near-escapes at Point Defiance Zoo since 1905.

Murrysville woman once came face-to-face with ‘Little Joe’ the gorilla

When Krystal Vangura of Murrysville heard that Little Joe the gorilla would be coming to the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium, she ...
The Washington Post

What humans can learn from some of history’s greatest zoo escapes

How more than a century’s worth of furry, feathery, scaly fugitives won their freedom and our hearts. Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable ...
NBC 10 Philadelphia

Wallaby found after escaping from Cape May County Zoo

Cletus, a two-year-old wallaby, was found and safely brought back home after escaping Cape May County Park and Zoo in New Jersey. On the early morning of Tuesday, May 5, the Cape May County Sheriff's ...

Wallaby recovered after escape from Cape May County, New Jersey, zoo

Police say a 2-year-old male wallaby escaped its enclosure at the Cape May County Park & Zoo overnight.